HarborFest 2025, Fall Arts & Crafts Fair Unfolds In Sag Harbor This Weekend

SAG HARBOR, NY — The beloved annual HarborFest and Fall Arts & Crafts Fair is set to unfold this weekend on September 13 and September 14, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days, spotlighting Sag Harbor's rich maritime history.

According to the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce, the event includes live music, kids activities, food, beer and wine and dozens of vendors representing Sag Harbor’s rich cultural and artistic history.

Visit Marine Park for the annual HarborFest Arts & Crafts Fair, with more than 50 vendors on hand to sell their handmade art, jewelry and other crafts.

The famous HarborFest Clam Chowder Contest takes place Sunday at noon; whaleboat racing all afternoon on both Saturday and Sunday off Windmill Beach is also a favorite.

2025 Schedule of Events

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

9 to 10 a.m. Free yoga on the beach with Evolve East Yoga, Windmill Beach. Students must bring their own beach blanket or towel.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sag Harbor Farmers Market, Bay Street.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Arts and Crafts Fair, Marine Park, Sponsored by the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce, a select group of vendors will be offering fine jewelry, custom wood-working, photography, unique clothing, paintings, and handmade treasures for your home.

10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Sag Harbor Cinema, in its third floor gallery space, is showing the work of acclaimed production designer and Springs native Mark Friedberg. The exhibit features his work on films by Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Ang Lee, Julie Taymour, Darren Aronofsky, Barry Jenkins and Ed Harris. Stop by the Green Room Bar, which will open early For HarborFest weekend at noon.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Children’s amusements, games and activities, Long Wharf and Windmill Beach.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Classic boat display, Long Wharf.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “When Women Wore Whales” exhibit and the story of how whalebone shaped 19th century fashion, Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum, 200 Main Street.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A Taste of Sag Harbor, Long Wharf.

10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Ahoy, parents! Bring your infants and toddlers for a photo opportunity to pose as captains in our rocking dory boat. Bring your cameras, The Wharf Shop, 69 Main Street.

11 a.m. Live music with the Sag Harbor Community Band, Long Wharf.

11:30 a.m. Children’s tug-of-war, Windmill Beach.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ninety-minute sails aboard Luna, a 74-foot schooner from the SailHamptons fleet, to celebrate Sag Harbor. Leaving from the end of Long Wharf at 11 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m. $75 per person.

Click here or visit the SailHamptons tent on Long Wharf for tickets.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Sag Harbor Historical Museum, 174 Main Street, presents “Wedding Dresses, 1840–1925 From Victorian Fashion to the Roaring 20s” with inspiration from the wedding dress of Annie Cooper Boyd, dating to 1895.

Noon Whaleboat Races Elimination Round #1, Long Wharf and Windmill Beach.

1 p.m. to 8 p.m. HarborFest Lounge with Sen and Kidd Squid, sponsored by Montaukila Tequila. Live music, local draught beer, wine, sake and food, Steinbeck Park.

12:30 p.m. Live music with George Howard, Bay Street Theater Courtyard.

1 p.m. Kids’ Corn Shucking Contest, meet at the Windmill to compete.

1 p.m. Live music with Friday Night Traditional, Steinbeck Park Lounge.

1 to 5 p.m. “Mami Wata,” an exhibition curated by Storm Ascher at the Superposition Gallery at the Eastville Historical Society Heritage House, 139 Hampton Street. Light bites on offer.

1:45 p.m. Live music with Tim Skoldberg, Bay Street Theater Courtyard.

2 p.m. HarborFest Clam Shucking Contest, Sponsored by East End Explorer, Long Wharf.

2 p.m. Children’s potato sack race, Windmill Beach.

2:30 p.m. Children’s hula hoop fun, Windmill Beach.

2:30 p.m. Live music with the Nancy Atlas Band, Steinbeck Park Stage.

3 p.m. Whaleboat Races Elimination Round #2, Long Wharf and Windmill Beach.

3 p.m. American Beauty Cruises & Charters 90-minute nature cruise with narration on the history of Sag Harbor. Sites along the route include Barcelona Point, Cedar Point Lighthouse and the Mashomack Nature Preserve. Check in starts at 2:30 p.m. on Long Wharf. $35 for adults, $25 for children 5 to 12 and $5 for children 4 and under.

3:45 p.m. Live music with Telly (from Hopefully Forgiven), Bay Street Theater Courtyard.

4:15 p.m. Live Music with Gene Casey and The Lone Sharks, Steinbeck Park Stage.

5 to 6 p.m. Canio’s Books presents as part of its Literary Legends series, co-sponsored with the Bridgehampton Museum, “Courage for Earth, Peter Matthiessen in Sagaponack,” with writer/farmer Scott Chaskey and author Rue Matthiessen. At Rogers House in Bridgehampton.

5:30 p.m. American Beauty Cruises & Charters two-hour sunset cruise. Check-in starts at 5 p.m. $60 for adults, $30 for children 12 and under.

6:30 p.m. Live Music with The HooDoo Loungers, Steinbeck Park Stage.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

8 a.m. to Noon Pancake breakfast, Sag Harbor Fire Department, Brick Kiln Road.

9 a.m. Tour of the Old Whalers’ Church, 44 Union Street, a national historic landmark, including a demonstration of the oldest working pipe organ on Long Island and an architectural slide show.

10 a.m. Historic service in the Old Whalers’ Church, celebrating the history of whalers in Sag Harbor.

9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Free yoga on the beach with Evolve East Yoga, Windmill Beach. Students must bring their own beach blanket or towel.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Arts and Crafts Fair, Marine Park.

10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Sag Harbor Cinema, in its third floor gallery space, is showing the work of acclaimed production designer and Springs native Mark Friedberg. The exhibit features his work on films by Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Ang Lee, Julie Taymour, Darren Aronofsky, Barry Jenkins and Ed Harris. Stop by the Green Room Bar, which will open early for HarborFest weekend at noon.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Children’s amusements, games and activities, Long Wharf and Windmill Beach.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Classic boat display, Long Wharf.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “When Women Wore Whales” exhibit and the story of how whalebone shaped 19th century fashion, Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum, 200 Main Street.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A Taste of Sag Harbor, Long Wharf.

10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Ahoy, parents! Bring your infants and toddlers for a photo opportunity to pose as captains in our rocking dory boat. Bring your cameras, The Wharf Shop, 69 Main Street.

11 a.m. Live music with the Anita Guarino Duo, Bay Street Theater Courtyard.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Sag Harbor Historical Museum, 174 Main Street, presents “Wedding Dresses, 1840–1925 From Victorian Fashion to the Roaring 20s” with inspiration from the wedding dress of Annie Cooper Boyd, dating to 1895.

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Ninety-minute sails aboard Luna, a 74-foot schooner from the SailHamptons fleet, to celebrate Sag Harbor. Leaving from the end of Long Wharf at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $75 per person. Clickhere or vist the SailHamptons tent on Long Wharf for tickets.

11:30 a.m. Historic Tour of the Old Burying Grounds, next to the Old Whalers’ Church, 44 Union Street, by Zach Studenroth, an author, historian and president of the Sag Harbor Historical Museum board and the village’s historic preservation consultant.

11:30 a.m. Firefighters’ Cup Whaleboat Race, Sag Harbor FD Championship, Windmill Beach.

Noon Clam Chowder Contest to benefit the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce and Bay Street Theater, Long Wharf, Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce tent, $25 includes commemorative 2025 HarborFest mug.

Noon Whaleboat Races Semifinal, Windmill Beach and Long Wharf.

Noon to 8 p.m. HarborFest Lounge with Sen and Kidd Squid. Live music, local draught beer, wine, sake and food, Steinbeck Park.

12:30 p.m. Live music with Alfredo Merat, Bay Street Theater Courtyard

1 p.m. Live music with Greg McMullen Fiasco, Steinbeck Park Lounge.

1 to 5 p.m. “Mami Wata: exhibition curated by Storm Ascher at the Superposition Gallery at the Eastville Historical Society Heritage House, 139 Hampton Street. Light bites on offer.

1 p.m. Kids’ Corn Shucking Contest, register at the Epic Martial Arts booth on Long Wharf.

2 p.m. Children’s tug-of-war, Windmill Beach.

2:30 p.m. Live music with Nancy Atlas and Inda Eaton, Steinbeck Park Lounge.

3 p.m. Children’s hula hoop contest, Long Wharf.

3 p.m. American Beauty Cruises & Charters 90-minute nature cruise with narration on the history of Sag Harbor. Sites along the route include Barcelona Point, Cedar Point Lighthouse and the Mashomack Nature Preserve. Check in starts at 2:30 p.m. on Long Wharf. $35 for adults, $25 for children 5 to 12 and $5 for children 4 and under.

3:30 p.m. Whaleboat Men’s and Women ‘s Championships, Windmill Beach and Long Wharf.

4:15 p.m. Live music with Jettykoon, Steinbeck Park Lounge.

5:30 p.m. American Beauty Cruises & Charters two-hour sunset cruise. Check-in starts at 5 p.m. on Long Wharf. $50 for adults and $30 for children 12 and under.

6 p.m. Live music with Rum Punch Mafia, Steinbeck Park Lounge.

For additional information, go to the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce website here.